I need help building a system for a friend

[Sojerboy08]

Hello, my friend requested that I build a computer for his little brother (Who is 11 years old). At first, I was gonna build him a nice gaming computer, however I found out that all the games his brother plays is Minecraft, and Wizard 101. So I'm not really a expert on lower end systems, and I need your guys help. I need a cheap computer that can load up quickly, run Minecraft and thats about it. I would also like to request a really nice looking case to amaze him, but the components inside don't have to be all that great. Thanks and have a great day!

 

[bodeen2012]

what is your budget, and do you need a monitor and an os .

 

[Sojerboy08]

Budget is $500, no monitor or os needed

 

[bodeen2012]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hWNT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hWNT/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hWNT/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G43 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.61 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $454.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 22:32 EST-0500)

 

[thederpiest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hYCM

I really thought this one out for you.
This should play Minecraft well, and will look cool with the case and led fans.

And honestly, for an 11 year old, as long as the thing works, I am pretty sure cool looks will be more important than best performance, especially when Minecraft is the most graphics intensive game he will be running.

Pros compared to the build above:
-Will look cooler imo
-1 TB Hard drive
-Nicer graphics card (in case the 11 year old wants to start playing a bit more graphics intensive games)
-Overkill 5 fan cooling (mostly for a cool looking red glow coming out of the pc when the lights are off)

Cons:
-Worst processor
-More expensive
-No SSD

It honestly depends on the kid who is getting it. If they are not that tech savvy I think mine is better purely cause of better looks.

 

[Sojerboy08]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hYCM

I really thought this one out for you.
This should play Minecraft well, and will look cool with the case and led fans.

And honestly, for an 11 year old, as long as the thing works, I am pretty sure cool looks will be more important than best performance, especially when Minecraft is the most graphics intensive game he will be running.

Pros compared to the build above:
-Will look cooler imo
-1 TB Hard drive
-Nicer graphics card (in case the 11 year old wants to start playing a bit more graphics intensive games)
-Overkill 5 fan cooling (mostly for a cool looking red glow coming out of the pc when the lights are off)

Cons:
-Worst processor
-More expensive
-No SSD

It honestly depends on the kid who is getting it. If they are not that tech savvy I think mine is better purely cause of better looks.

Hey, thanks for your submission, I already chose the best answer already, however I like you're build very much. Im gonna mix some parts of yours and bodeen2012's in a build. Again, thank you for your time

 

[thederpiest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hYCM

I really thought this one out for you.
This should play Minecraft well, and will look cool with the case and led fans.

And honestly, for an 11 year old, as long as the thing works, I am pretty sure cool looks will be more important than best performance, especially when Minecraft is the most graphics intensive game he will be running.

Pros compared to the build above:
-Will look cooler imo
-1 TB Hard drive
-Nicer graphics card (in case the 11 year old wants to start playing a bit more graphics intensive games)
-Overkill 5 fan cooling (mostly for a cool looking red glow coming out of the pc when the lights are off)

Cons:
-Worst processor
-More expensive
-No SSD

It honestly depends on the kid who is getting it. If they are not that tech savvy I think mine is better purely cause of better looks.

Hey, thanks for your submission, I already chose the best answer already, however I like you're build very much. Im gonna mix some parts of yours and bodeen2012's in a build. Again, thank you for your time

My pleasure, anything I can do to help people out!